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meditation

How a Simple Loving-Kindness Meditation Can Transform Your Life

By Mary Jaksch Do you want to change? Do you maybe want to become happy, wise, peaceful, or simply – a better person? When you look deeply into your desire for change, you may find something uncomfortable at the bottom – a lack of self-love and self-acceptance. In ancient teachings reaching right back to the [...]

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How Mindfulness Transforms Ordinary into Extraordinary

By Mary Jaksch When the mind is neither in the past or the future and we are completely present, our experience changes in a significant way. Suddenly life seems more spacious and more peaceful. When we are mindful, we are available for life, and aren’t trapped in our own little world. Whether it’s peacefulness, or [...]

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How to Find Ease in the Turmoil of Life

By Mary Jaksch When we see a wilting plant, we know what to do. We water it. But when we are exhausted and stressed, it’s often difficult to know how to recover. The problem is that the exhaustion many of us suffer from can’t be fixed by a holiday at the beach, or a visit [...]

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Nature. Beauty. Gratitude

By Mary Jaksch Beauty inspires gratitude. But only when we become aware of beauty. Live rushes on and it’s easy to get immersed in the mind tape that takes about ‘me’, ‘mine’, ‘myself’ – instead of taking a moment to appreciate the beauty that is all around us. Stop for a moment and appreciate whatever [...]

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Deepak Chopra: Why Gratitude Helps You Get in Touch With Your Soul

By Mary Jaksch Gratitude is a wonderful emotion. What happens when you feel grateful is that your ego disappears for a moment. Instead of trying to project yourself into the world, you become open and receptive. If you want to feel happier, try keeping a ‘gratitude journal’. At night, just before going to sleep, write [...]

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How Meditation Can Make You Feel Happier

By Mary Jaksch There’s an ongoing debate about whether meditation actually makes us feel happier. Is happiness really a side effect of meditation? The answer lies in the emotional thermostat We all have an emotional thermostat. There is an emotional ‘set-point’ around which our daily mood swings. For some people, the setting is low and [...]

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A Simple Guide to Mindfulness Meditation

By Mary Jaksch Mindfulness meditation is a simple and effective way to meditate. Whether you want to become calmer, be more present, or simply become grounded, mindfulness meditation will help you. How long should you meditate for? If this is your first experience of meditation, just meditate for short periods of time, maybe 5 to [...]

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